The “Moneyball” Movie Has No Business Not Being Awesome

Until recently I had never read the book “Moneyball.”   All I knew of it was a basic one sentence plot summary: that it’s about the Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane targeting cheap players with high On Base Percentages in an attempt to win games and stay competitive, despite a low payroll.  So when I heard there was a movie coming out, I was very skeptical that a book about analyzing baseball statistics could actually translate to the big screen.  Well, I just finished reading the book, and let me tell you, there are actually TONS of plot lines in it that make for a great movie.  Just to name a few: - Billy Beane as a failed “can’t miss” prospect turned GM who hired players the opposite of himself - Chad Bradford making the Big Leagues as an underhand pitcher, in part because his father suffered a stroke which limited him to throwing underhand - the author chronicling the A’s during the 2002 season in which (SPOILER ALERT!!!) th...